Calendar

Oct
27
Mon
Extra garden waste collection
Oct 27 – Nov 2 all-day
Harsher weather is coming and residents might want to get one last bit of gardening in before winter really takes hold.
Good news – South Oxfordshire District Council is offering existing garden waste customers an extra large brown bin collection during the week of 27 October.  So, if they have got extra branches and brambles that simply won’t fit in their brown bin, garden waste customers can put out one extra bins’ worth of garden waste in sacks or reusable bags on their usual collection day – they just need to make sure they’re open so the crew can see what’s in there
Nov
6
Thu
Black bin day
Nov 6 all-day

Black bin collection day.

Your black bin is for non-recyclable items, which will be sent to landfill. There shouldn’t be much left after you have recycled your food waste and all the items that go in your green bin. Things that can go in your black bin include:

  • cling film
  • polystyrene
  • crisp packets
  • sanitary products
  • nappies
  • cat litter
  • VHS tapes/cassettes (however, up to 100 tapes at a time can be sent to EMS provided that you pay for the postage)

Please do not put the following in your black dustbin

  • bricks
  • rubble
  • soil
  • large items i.e. furniture
  • electrical items
  • garden waste
  • batteries
  • hot ash (can go in the black bin once cooled)

These can all be taken to the county council waste recycling centres.

Paint

If you can’t use up spare paint or give it away, the best way to dispose of it is to add sawdust, sand or soil to the tin and leave the lid off until the paint becomes solid and dry. You can then put it in your black bin.


For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/rubbish

Food waste caddy day
Nov 6 all-day

Food waste caddy collection day.

South Oxfordshire District Council will collect the following:

Food waste items

All your raw and cooked food waste such as leftovers and spoilt food, and including:

  • meat and fish – raw and cooked including bones
  • all dairy products such as cheese and eggs
  • raw and cooked vegetables and fruit
  • bread, cakes and pastries
  • rice, pasta and beans
  • uneaten food from your plates and dishes
  • tea bags and coffee grounds
  • cooking oil, lard and fats (do not put cooking oil in plastic containers)
  • old flowers
What cannot go in your food recycling bin?
  • packaging
  • plastic bags
  • glass

These can all go in your recycling bin.

Lining your food recycling caddy

Food waste for recycling can be put into your caddy loose, wrapped in a couple of sheets of newspaper, or in caddy liners with the code EN 13432. Caddy liners are composted along with the food at our in-vessel composting plant but are removed at our anaerobic digestion plants and used to make refuse derived fuel.


For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/food-waste

Nov
7
Fri
Art Exhibition & Silent Auction @ Earth Trust
Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:45 pm

Art Exhibition & Silent Auction Sponsored by Earth Trust, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire, OX14 4QZ

A fundraising exhibition and auction of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture from a host of professional and amateur artists, held in our beautiful 19th Century Fison Barn £30 per person Includes drinks, music and a hot fork supper. Poster for event can be viewed here.

Nov
8
Sat
First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall @ Village Hall
Nov 8 @ 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm

First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall. Talks and films. War diaries, photos, books and memorabilia on display. Children’s Village Poppy Trail. Free entry and all welcome.
Saturday 12.30 – 5pm. Sunday 12.00 – 6pm.

click here to see event poster.

Aston’s Bonfire and Fireworks Night @ Recreation Ground
Nov 8 @ 5:00 pm

ASTONS’ BONFIRE

AND FIREWORKS NIGHT

Including special WW1 Commemoration events

SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2014

ASTONS’ RECREATION GROUND, CHALK HILL

SPECIAL EVENTS START FROM 5.00pm – DON’T MISS THEM!

FREE ENTRY, BUT PLEASE DONATE ON ARRIVAL TO HELP PAY FOR NEXT YEAR

 Special exciting new act 5.1-5.45: ‘THE  FIREATERS’!

Followed by

Our Special MINI CHILDRENS’ FIREWORK S DISPLAY,

 to ease the little ones in for the lighting of the

HUGE BONFIRE– our biggest ever!

Then

The Special WW1 COMMEMORATIVE FIREWORK EVENT

Before The Fantastic

MAIN FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA

 

Hot Food and Drink available from the very beginning at 5pm

 

Big Barbecue

Serving Burgers and Hot Dogs

 

Licensed Bar

Serving Draft Bitter, Lager, Cider, Mulled Wine, Wine, Soft Drinks

 

Children’s Stall

Selling Crisps, Chocolate Apples, Sweets, Soft Drinks, Luminous Novelties

Please click here for event poster.

Nov
9
Sun
First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall @ Village Hall
Nov 9 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall. Talks and films. War diaries, photos, books and memorabilia on display. Children’s Village Poppy Trail. Free entry and all welcome.
Saturday 12.30 – 5pm. Sunday 12.00 – 6pm.

click here to see event poster.

Nov
11
Tue
“Water for Life” Consultation Evening @ Wallingford Town Hall
Nov 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Have you heard about the Earth Trust’s fantastic River of Life wetland?

What types of engagement would you like to see at such a site? What type of access (boardwalk/hides) and interpretation (information boards or digital information) would you appreciate? Whatever your interests – the arts, natural history, cultural history, archaeology – we’re keen to hear your thoughts.

Join Earth Trust’s Dr Kerry Lock and Eco-Hydrologist Dr Curt Lambert to find out more about the Earth Trust and the creation of the River of Life, and engage in a discussion about your wishes regarding access, interpretation, courses and tours on site. All welcome.

Please click here for event poster.

Nov
13
Thu
Brown bin day
Nov 13 all-day

Brown bin collection day.

South Oxfordshire District Council will collect the following:

  • Grass
  • Leaves
  • Weeds
  • Flowers and plants
  • Hedge clippings
  • Branches (not more than 10cm thick)
  • Prunings and twigs
  • Windfall fruit
  • Hay / Straw (soiled animal bedding from non-meat eating animals only eg rabbits)
  • Vegetable waste from the garden only eg potato tops (not kitchen waste)

The following cannot be put in the brown bin:

  • Food or kitchen waste (put this in your food waste bin)
  • Cat or dog faeces
  • Vacuum dust or fire cinders
  • Soil, stones or rubble
  • Wood that has been treated or painted
  • Cardboard, Tetra packs (milk or juice cartons), or wrapping paper (these can go in your green recycling bin)
  • Plastic flower pots, trays or bags
  • Weeds that need reporting to the Environment Agency, like Japanese knotweed and ragwort.

For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/garden-waste/garden-waste-faq

Food waste caddy day
Nov 13 all-day

Food waste caddy collection day.

South Oxfordshire District Council will collect the following:

Food waste items

All your raw and cooked food waste such as leftovers and spoilt food, and including:

  • meat and fish – raw and cooked including bones
  • all dairy products such as cheese and eggs
  • raw and cooked vegetables and fruit
  • bread, cakes and pastries
  • rice, pasta and beans
  • uneaten food from your plates and dishes
  • tea bags and coffee grounds
  • cooking oil, lard and fats (do not put cooking oil in plastic containers)
  • old flowers
What cannot go in your food recycling bin?
  • packaging
  • plastic bags
  • glass

These can all go in your recycling bin.

Lining your food recycling caddy

Food waste for recycling can be put into your caddy loose, wrapped in a couple of sheets of newspaper, or in caddy liners with the code EN 13432. Caddy liners are composted along with the food at our in-vessel composting plant but are removed at our anaerobic digestion plants and used to make refuse derived fuel.


For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days

http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/food-waste